Amphibian220 621 Posted April 28 Author Share Posted April 28 Day 21: No useless social networks or websites Day 21: Investing time in communication skills. Target by day 90 - master a language (basic French) Improve fitness level - KPIs set Start online business - Financial Plan to be devised 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooksandTrees 4,143 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 On 4/28/2023 at 4:17 AM, Amphibian220 said: Start online business - Financial Plan to be devised What's the business? That's exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphibian220 621 Posted May 8 Author Share Posted May 8 This is like a separate personal development portfolio research, I really have to try some things and attend interviews in order to see where my comparative advantage lies. I can choose new fields in legal advice (this is a model where you give limited advice online to people in need) or just try myself in completely new unfamiliar roles. This kind of probing can unlock immense potential but it requires discipline, to be in good health and a hunter mindset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphibian220 621 Posted May 21 Author Share Posted May 21 Day 44: Self sabotaged by snacking. Snacking causes the need to get distracted by watching online sports (NBA league). New plan from Day 45 Day 45: No snacking, drinking sufficient water between meals. No more NBA league. No useless videos. Investing time in communication skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphibian220 621 Posted June 7 Author Share Posted June 7 Day 62 In my first IT class in the 2nd year of high school I heard the teacher say “Computers are stupid, they cannot understand information but can only process data that is input by the user”. Data and information are distinct because information is more complex and can only be understood by the user. Data can be read by the CPU to produce an output on the screen, and the tasks that the computer can perform range from industrial use, to education, entertainment, marketing, executing sales, storing and backing up information. Now the computer that is connected to a global network is no longer a stupid machine. This kind of computer can be employed to control the user by targeted advertising. I feel a lot more control that my internet usage has gone down to a minimum. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphibian220 621 Posted September 11 Author Share Posted September 11 Day 1 of no social networks. I cant lock into a task and complete it without getting distracted. I get distracted with social networks still. This is mini procrastination, throughout the day it amounts to a lot of wasted time. if I force myself to stay on the task, work speed goes down to a crawl. At times I fall asleep. If the work is too hard for me to do, I should look for other type of work that will better suit my character, interests, and skill acquisition. Any time the pull for systemic distractions or snacking arises, it is telling me I haven’t set up my environment right and am not tackling my needs right. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooksandTrees 4,143 Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 On 9/11/2023 at 8:25 AM, Amphibian220 said: Day 1 of no social networks. I cant lock into a task and complete it without getting distracted. I get distracted with social networks still. This is mini procrastination, throughout the day it amounts to a lot of wasted time. if I force myself to stay on the task, work speed goes down to a crawl. At times I fall asleep. If the work is too hard for me to do, I should look for other type of work that will better suit my character, interests, and skill acquisition. Any time the pull for systemic distractions or snacking arises, it is telling me I haven’t set up my environment right and am not tackling my needs right. Huge improvement to my life was quitting social media. My mood and temper have greatly improved. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphibian220 621 Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 (edited) Hell's week Day 1 - List of Habits I made a list of all of my habits both good and bad. I crossed out the bad ones (taking into account what they are serving) and replaced them with healthier alternatives. I also wrote down a question for myself "What main event am I anticipating today?" Day 2 - Awareness I will be asking myself the right questions throughout the day. How well do I know the different tasks at my job? How could I improve on them? How do I address my empoyer? Am I clear and succinct, positive in my attitude? How do I respond to my employer? Do I take initiative in solving problems? Day 3 - Time Management We cannot see the big picture, cannot see what lies immediately ahead and get bogged down in mistakes. We realize that we have lost control over the situation and mistakes begin to multiply in a non linear ratio. What to do? The army people would say "You have to stop". Where am I going? To stop doing what I was doing in the past is not easy, but it is worth it. Stop all the activities and assess the situation from a bird's eye view. Review the daily goals that you set yourself. Categorize, structure information and enter it into a diary. The aim with this is to have forward projection and this will give clarity to move forward at a healthy pace without getting bogged down anymore. Day 4 - Out of the comfort zone No sleep this day. Start at 5 AM Thursday and go until 5 AM Friday. After this day you will realize that you have much more strength than you thought before. At the end of this day you will conquer your main fear. Day 5 - Rest and Recovery People have forgotten how to rest. We are strained all the time. We dont permit ourselves to rest even one day. And video games are not a way of resting. Plan friday so that you can do 3-4 things of which you have thought for a long time. Feel in charge. Day 6 - Create a positive dialogue with self Day 7 - Reflect how your life has changed and what you have learned. Edited September 14 by Amphibian220 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pochatok 613 Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Look forward to walking along with you on this journey- best of luck, you're ambitious and honest and vulnerable, as always 💛 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikar 1,988 Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 On 9/14/2023 at 2:33 AM, BooksandTrees said: Huge improvement to my life was quitting social media. My mood and temper have greatly improved. On 9/11/2023 at 2:25 PM, Amphibian220 said: Day 1 of no social networks. Upon reading this, I blocked/uninstalled News and YouTube from my phone. I also cleaned up my FB and LinkedIn interests to have only relevant business news there, perhaps just with a few of my interests mixed there. Gotta be persistent. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooksandTrees 4,143 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 22 hours ago, Ikar said: Upon reading this, I blocked/uninstalled News and YouTube from my phone. I also cleaned up my FB and LinkedIn interests to have only relevant business news there, perhaps just with a few of my interests mixed there. Gotta be persistent. You got this. It really helps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphibian220 621 Posted September 18 Author Share Posted September 18 One week complete with no distractions but with some day dreaming when it got boring. I haven’t avoided anything at work so far which is good. I have not done an entire day without sleep this first week. I read two books instead of social media this week. I have made some changes to my basketball training routine to improve lay ups. I need to feel more relaxed in the game. I get too tense and nervous at the moment. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphibian220 621 Posted September 21 Author Share Posted September 21 (edited) i’ve learned something about a weakness of mine! I just feel very excited, but Im going to see how the second week goes. Edited September 22 by Amphibian220 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooksandTrees 4,143 Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 On 9/21/2023 at 3:29 AM, Amphibian220 said: i’ve learned something about a weakness of mine! I just feel very excited, but Im going to see how the second week goes. What did you learn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphibian220 621 Posted September 22 Author Share Posted September 22 Any recovery program is going to work if you are ready to work it and you are worth it. Some people embark on therapy and over time decide: “actually, I like the existence with distractions, fighting for a meaningful life is risky”. I think, don’t fear it, you are well worth it. At times it appears that all these skills you are mastering seem to have no effect, but they are going to have effect. Your emotions will awaken and interest your people in you. You will develop good traits of character. Life is a stage, if you dont bring the best of your acting to it, you will be thrown out. Since I am new to negotiations with people, scripting my goals and potential outcomes and monitoring my presentation works well in quickly fixing some of the mistakes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphibian220 621 Posted September 24 Author Share Posted September 24 (edited) Confusing day. I missed my basketball workout and couldn't concentrate at work most likely because of that. I am planning to lengthen my workouts to 1.5 hours instead of 1 hour. I will get to see how much I can keep going in an intense cardio workout. Edited Monday at 04:26 PM by Amphibian220 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphibian220 621 Posted 1 hour ago Author Share Posted 1 hour ago Week 2 Cannot memorize well because of my work interfering with my exam revision. I have to take time off to make sure I pass these exams. I have not attended basketball for the past week because of all the work assignments. Hope to win this week three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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